That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Many American churches are in many ways more American than they are Christian. This is reflected in the way that the “Christians” in these churches—and their kids—think about the world. For many, sitcoms, movies, and pop culture have a greater influence on what is considered relevant than does the Word of God. The standards by …
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The new book exploring the spirituality of 17th century Baptist pastor Hercules Collins is now in stock at Reformation Heritage Books and available for order online here. Description: While largely forgotten in modern times, Hercules Collins (1646/7-1702) was highly influential among the late 17th and early 18th century Calvinistic Baptists of London. Through a biographical …
Lord willing, I’ll be joining Dr. Paul Wolfe on his weekly radio program, Laus Deo (Praise to God) Sunday afternoon, August 12, from 4pm to 5pm (CST). I believe the plan is to discuss my book, God’s Indwelling Presence. You can listen by tuning into FamilyNet Christian Radio Channel 161 (satellite radio), you can call …
Michael F. Bird, Jesus and the origins of the Gentile Mission, Library of Historical Jesus Studies. New York: T&T Clark, 2007. 212 pp. $140.00, Hardcover. This published version of Michael Bird’s dissertation, done at the University of Queensland down under, asks the question: to what extent did the views of the historical Jesus provide the …
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I am thrilled to see this new site: http://swbtsbloggers.wordpress.com/. This site will link to the blogs of the faculty and students of Southwestern Seminary. Let the word go forth!
It’s always encouraging when solid thinkers join the blogosphere. Today it’s my privilege to point to a blog that has just come to my attention. I met Jeff Mooney while we were both students at SBTS. We didn’t get to spend a lot of time together, but everything I know about him I respect and …
Anyone who is vaguely aware of John Piper’s position on Baptism should check out Wayne Grudem’s response to Piper’s post on the way that Grudem revised what he had written on Baptism. I love Piper. I have learned a ton from him, and I resonated with everything in Mark Dever’s tribute to him. But I …
Praise God for Mark Dever and 9Marks ministries! Click this link right now and go download this interview that Dever has done with David Wells. Don’t keep reading, go get the interview. While you’re downloading, you should get the first one with David Wells from a couple years ago, too. You’re back from the other …
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Published in JETS 50.2 (2007), 396-98. Posted here by permission. Why John Wrote a Gospel: Jesus–Memory–History. By Tom Thatcher. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2006, 193pp. $24.95. Tom Thatcher, Associate Professor of New Testament at Cincinnati Christian University, sets out to explain Why John Wrote a Gospel. His thesis is hinted at in the subtitle, Jesus–Memory–History. …
Anthony L. Chute, A Piety above the Common Standard: Jesse Mercer and Evangelistic Calvinism. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press, 2004, first paperback ed., 2005. 238pp. $25.00, paper. The concerns of the day could be summarized as follows: disputes over Calvinism, with anti-Calvinists pursuing a divisively vocal course; earnest desire for “a revival that will last …
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I just received this notice from The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology: The Summer issue of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology has just been mailed to subscribers. The title is “The Atonement in Focus.” A list of the article titles and authors is available here:. We have provided online access to the editorial by …
The issue is not exactly as posed in the heading of this blog, but surely the members of the Evangelical Theological Society can stomach the doctrinal basis of the Tyndale Fellowship. Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are trying to make the boundaries of the Evangelical Theological Society more clear, and they’re adapting the doctrinal …
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Part 1 is here. Part Two Is there a “reading strategy” that works best for a book like this? Should we try to read straight through it? Or, should we read the parts of it that are relevant to the texts we’re teaching or preaching? Or, should we read a chapter of this Theology then …
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Broadman and Holman has recently released a new systematic theology titled, A Theology for the Church. The chapters were written by (in alphabetical order): Daniel Akin Russell D. Moore Mark Dever David P. Nelson David Dockery R. Stanton Norman Timothy George Paige Patterson John Hammett Peter R. Schemm Kenneth Keathley Gregory A. Thornbury R. Albert …
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This is what I’m giving mine. Shhhh. Don’t tell her. It’s a surprise.
If you appreciate Mark Dever, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and 9Marks ministries, you owe a debt of gratitude to Matt Schmucker. He tells a little bit of his story here. May his tribe increase, and may more and more churches see the turnaround that has taken place at CHBC.
Tim Challies (DR for Discerning Reader) interviews Douglas Wilson (DW), and here’s a profound question and answer: DR: In Letter from a Christian Citizen you continually show where Harris is inconsistent with his own ideology. Is there any such thing as a completely consistent atheist? DW: That’s the fun thing. No, there is no such …
Anyone wondering what the CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) is and why we should bother to know anything about it should check out this good word from David Roach.
I recently interviewed Mark Dever on his new book, What Is a Healthy Church, and if you’re interested in another interview with Dever, who is always worth listening to, see the latest issue of “The Book Report” from Crossway, where they interview Dever on the book he edited with J. Ligon Duncan III, R. Albert …
You can now read–for free online–Russell D. Moore’s editorial and Jason Hall’s review of Kevin Giles’s Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity. The whole issue will be available online once the print version has been out three months. Enjoy!